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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
3
The department saved 6493 dollars despite clerical work increasing 237 percent in one area and 561 percent in another. The Tribune praises Treasurer Dahl for efficiency and urges a strong November majority, asking county voters to set partisanship aside.
State Treasurer Andrew H. Dahl of Westby earns praise for progressive leadership and cost saving. From 1905 to 1907 printing postage and tolls dropped dramatically, with 1907 his first full year showing major efficiency. He reduced clerks and salaries, cutting expenses by about four thousand nine hundred dollars over two years, signaling prudent administration.
The Record-Herald straw poll in Wisconsin is critiqued as unreliable for predicting results. The Tribune notes Taft leading Bryan by 87,000, yet the La Crosse example shows questionable transfers from Parker to Taft. The piece argues Wisconsin will not produce such a large Taft margin and questions the source’s factory town assumptions.
Senator La Follette plans to address the public soon to urge the election of Taft and attack Bryan as a theorist and dreamer. He cites party discipline as forcing him to refrain from praising Taft’s platform or admitting the Republican platform he helped shape is inferior to Bryan’s.
The expected and likely true story says Tammany will back defeat of Bryan in New York if the New York Republican machine ousts Hughes. The credence rests on the machine’s dislike of Hughes and Tammany’s aversion to Bryan. An ideal trade would swap the governorship to Hughes and the presidency to Bryan, but that seems unlikely.
Residents mention a quirky Doll Congress event at Doerflinger’s, sparking local curiosity about a playful gathering with crafts and community cheer. Details remain sketchy in the fragment.
The 1868 Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated U S Grant for president and Schuyler Colfax of Indiana for vice president. The platform called for universal negro suffrage in the South and local control in the North, plus debt payment in coin rather than legal tender.
The Democratic convention chose Horatio Seymour for president and Francis P. Blair for vice president. Grant secured 214 electoral votes to Seymour’s 80, with Mississippi Virginia and Texas abstaining. Historians note the outcome relied on black suffrage and carpetbag rule in the South, prompting later reevaluation.
The Bijou in La Crosse presented a varied bill with Miss Verona the Spanish dancer, Mr. Petrick in The Corn Is Waving Annie Does Your Heart Beat True, the Stoddards in a lively comedy musical act, magician Christopher with new tricks, Clark’s dog and pony act, and three films It Sticks to Everything Even Iron, Cumbersome First Prize, and Russian Review of the 50th Regiment. The program drew strong applause and three encores.
A poem by J. W. Linn from St. Nicholas celebrates football training. It depicts players learning ball handling, footwork, and coach instruction as they progress from novice to capable team members, concluding that only teamwork wins games.
A Cincinnati reader writes to a teacher seeking guidance on English usage. He asks if the term summering is correct for spending summer at watering places and whether one can say a man is falling in New England during the season.
A Detroit News excerpt notes a teacher’s comment about spending part of the summer at a vacation school to gain the desired information. The playful phraseology cites terms like York or springing and suggests educational guidance through summer study.
A Washington Star reminiscence recalls Peter Dailey's sunny spirit amid rough rooms and angry crowds. A prompter notes his humor and resilience, recounting a southern dressing room and a theater where stage changes required audience wardrobe turnarounds.
A Dublin barrister, acting on a prisoner's advice in court, challenged four or five jurors for prejudice. After the jury was sworn, the prisoner whispered to his advocate that the judge might also be biased, noting three prior convictions and suspicion of prejudice.
A Kansas City Journal note recalls a doctor asking who had waited longest for service. The tailor speaks first, claiming he delivered clothes three weeks ago, highlighting a humorous mix up of roles and delays in a clinic setting.
Edward prays for his distant parents in Europe and Cleveland asking God to keep his mother safe from harm and to send angels and Jesus to watch over them, expressing childlike faith and concern in a brief devotional moment.
A courtroom quip between a magistrate and prisoner appears in Harpers Weekly, recalling a prior appearance and a hopeful legal outcome. The brief dialogue highlights courtroom humor and ongoing legal proceedings.
A Washington Herald item reports a resident fell from a fourth floor flat. The speaker fears facing the janitor and believes they may have violated a lease clause, reflecting distress after the incident.
A query recalls a local defunct newspaper famed for its sharp satire and a nickname playing on a "saw log" reputation, asking if fellow readers remember its bold, mocking tone and its place in regional press history.
The New York Evening Post column condemns protective tariff laws as harming capital and poverty, arguing wealth should come from fair shares and urging equity. It cites Emerson on justice and warns that if the rich refuse concession, the poor may take what they need. Thursday is Dollar Day at Doerflinger's.
The ad extols Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic remedy for female weakness and related disorders. It cites endorsements and promises cure or relief, plus a free pamphlet and medical adviser offer from Dr. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo New York. It touts catalogs of endorsements and urges consultation with the doctor by mail.
In a woodbound night Hugo and Burgess share pipes and musings as Burgess hails a forest idyll while Hugo recalls distant travels. Burgess, keen on Joy Vernable, questions Charters wealth and motives, while Hugo muses on life, risk, and possibilities of marriage on modest means.
One of the essentials for happy homes is reliable health information and world trusted products. The text promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a proven family laxative, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists, emphasizing genuine quality and physician approval.
The text records capital stock of 400000.00 dollars and surplus of 100000.00 dollars with undivided profits at 26453.79 dollars. It mentions national bank notes and a standing entry but lacks complete context.
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